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Noun: prevaricator  pri'ver-u,key-tur [N. Amer], pri'va-ru,key-tu(r) [Brit]
  1. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
    "a slimy little prevaricator";
    - liar, kidder [informal], deceiver, storyteller, fibber, fabricator, fibster [archaic]

Derived forms: prevaricators

Type of: beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker [informal], trickster

Antonym: square shooter [N. Amer, informal]

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